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The Twins signed somebody! + Chris Hine on Julius Randle's injury and the NBA trade deadline Feb 05, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Twin signing relief pitcher Danny Coulombe to a modest one-year, $3 million deal. Normally that wouldn't be big offseason news, but it was the first free agent the Twins have signed. It's a low-risk deal, but how concerned should we be about Coulombe's elbow problems last year? Plus the Gophers men's basketball team picked up a road win.

6:00: Star Tribune Timberwolves writer Chris Hine joins the show to break down all the big story lines. The Wolves had a nice five-game winning streak, but now they have lost two in a row at home. Julius Randle is hurt. And they don't figure to do much (if anything) before Thursday's trade deadline.

30:00: Kevin Durant on the move? + The Wild can't score.

The three biggest offseason Vikings questions; Timberwolves missing Julius Randle Feb 04, 2025

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Host Michael Rand starts with a disappointing Wolves loss to Sacramento, which had just traded away point guard De'Aaron Fox. Instead of getting back on track against a weakened opponent, the Wolves dropped their second straight home game. Do they miss Julius Randle that much? Did Sacramento just play a really good game? A little of both is the answer.

9:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Andrew Krammer joins Rand for a look at the three biggest offseason questions facing the Vikings: What will they do at quarterback? When (and with what terms) is GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah going to sign a contract extension? And what do the Vikings think they can be in 2025?

40:00: Ryan Hartman leaving the Wild short-handed.

Patrick Reusse on the blockbuster Luka Doncic trade, a bad Wolves loss plus Gophers and St. Thomas Feb 03, 2025

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On a jam-packed and sometimes meandering edition of the Daily Delivery podcast, Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse and host Michael Rand started with the bonkers NBA trade over the weekend that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to Dallas. Almost everyone thinks Dallas was crazy to make the deal, including Reusse and Rand.

The Wolves took a very bad loss to Washington, even accounting for the fact that Minnesota was missing Anthony Edwards. The Gophers lost to a much different Washington, but that loss was almost as bad.

St. Thomas men's basketball, meanwhile, keeps on rolling. And an early look at the Super Bowl mixed in with an old Reusse story.

A special night for Marc-Andre Fleury, great work from Wolves' bench, Randy Johnson on college hockey Jan 31, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with two big back-to-back wins for the Wild and Wolves. Marc-Andre Fleury got a tremendous sendoff in Montreal and posted a 19-save shutout in the Wild's 4-0 victory. The Wolves clobbered Utah thanks to their bench. Both teams won both games of road back-to-backs, which is no easy feat.

13:00: Randy Johnson joins Rand to talk college hockey. The Gophers men are in good position in the rankings and PairWise but need to sort out some issues. Plus they look at the bigger picture of men's college hockey and major offseason news for Gophers football.

28:00: The Gophers women's hockey and basketball teams are playing the best of the best teams. And the Vikings need to get younger.

La Velle E. Neal on Kirill Kaprizov, Brian Flores and Twins pitching; Chris Finch ejected in victory Jan 30, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves' 121-113 victory over Phoenix late Wednesday, which included the first career ejection for head coach Chris Finch. He has been cranky the last few days, but his message seems to have hit the intended target as the Wolves have won four in a row and are five games above .500.

9:00: Star Tribune columnist La Velle E. Neal III joins Rand for their debate segment. In focus this week: Can the Wild survive without Kirill Kaprizov (they did a good job Wednesday), will Brian Flores ever get another shot as a head coach and are the Twins right to be optimistic about their pitching?

31:00: Vikings free agents in focus, St. Thomas men's basketball stays hot at home.

Bobby Nightengale on the Twins' offseason + sale update; Kirill Kaprizov's surgery, Gophers blown out Jan 29, 2025

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Host Michael Rand gives you the bad news first: The Gophers men's basketball team, which had stunned many of us with three good wins in a row, was humbled in a blowout loss at Michigan State on Tuesday. And Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov has been shut down again, this time for at least a month, as he undergoes surgery. But the Minnesota Frost won and are rolling again in the PWHL.

9:00: Star Tribune Twins writer Bobby Nightengale Jr. joins the show for an update on what has been a very quiet offseason. What moves might the Twins make between now and the start of the season? What is the timeline for a sale of the team? And what are realistic expectations for 2025?

31:00: Perspective from a Vikings fan.

Chris Finch blasts the winning Timberwolves; Marcus Fuller on the red-hot Gophers Jan 28, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand was going to tease Wolves fans again for turning their noses up at victory, but then it turned out that head coach Chris Finch felt the same way about Minnesota's 100-92 victory over a short-handed Atlanta squad. How will the Wolves respond to his criticism? And this much is certain: They should be glad Jimmy Butler isn't part of their mess.

10:00: Star Tribune Gophers men's basketball writer Marcus Fuller joins Rand to break down the stunning three-game winning streak for Minnesota. Is it sustainable heading into a tough game at Michigan State? And will the Gophers ever schedule St. Thomas?

31:00: Some attention for Gophers women's basketball heading into two daunting road games.

Patrick Reusse on how the Bills blew it and a big surprise from Gophers men's basketball Jan 27, 2025

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Introduction: Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. They started with the AFC and NFC title games, focusing mostly on Kansas City's 32-29 win over the Bills. Reusse says Buffalo got everything it deserved in the loss because of a stubborn insistence on running the "tush push" in short-yardage situations. And now we're stuck with Chiefs vs. Eagles again.

16:00: The Gophers men's basketball team has now won three games in a row after starting Big Ten play 0-6. Neither Reusse nor Rand can figure out what exactly is going on here.

25:00: Reusse has perspective from the Wolves' big win over the Nuggets on Saturday, plus thoughts on the Twins and their search for a new owner.

A complicated offseason for the Vikings; Healthy Wild lose big; Love for Jaden McDaniels Jan 24, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a 4-0 loss for the Wild to Utah. After finally getting two key players back (Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon), the Wild fell flat on home ice Thursday. That tends to happen, so it's best not to overreact. Plus Rand gets to a listener question about what the Vikings might do at running back in 2025.

9:00: Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins Rand for a further exploration of the Vikings' offseason, questions about the cold stove Twins and musings about the Timberwolves.

34:00: Are we being too hard on Jaden McDaniels?

Debate with La Velle E. Neal; All wins are good for the Wolves; Sam Darnold and the franchise tag Jan 23, 2025

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand isn't interested in style points. Did the Wolves win against a depleted Dallas squad? Yes. That's all you need to know, even if it did take uncharacteristically huge games from Mike Conley and Jaden McDaniels. All wins are good wins.

8:00: Daily Delivery debate with La Velle E. Neal III on the Vikings, Gophers hoops and Twins.

25:00: Explaining Sam Darnold and the franchise tag option.

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